Genitourinary and gynecologic emergencies in the elderly

Geriatric Emergency Medicine: Principles and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 219-236

  Haughey, Marianne ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84919749763     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139250986.023     Document Type: Chapter

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